Entry:

Inniss, Leslie Baham, "Predicting Social Tolerance: Race, Gender or Ethgender?" Mid-American Review of Sociology, 17 (Winter, 1993), 1-15.


Abstract:

Race is a stronger predictor of abortion and civil liberty attitudes than gender is. White males are generally the most liberal group.

GSS Years:

1972-1990

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
SPKSOC

ALLOW SOCIALIST TO SPEAK

COLSOC

ALLOW SOCIALIST TO TEACH

LIBSOC

ALLOW SOCIALISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK

COLRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO TEACH

LIBRAC

ALLOW RACISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

COLCOM

SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK

COLMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH

LIBMIL

ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

ABSINGLE

NOT MARRIED

ABRAPE

PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE

ABHLTH

WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED

ABDEFECT

STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT

ABPOOR

LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

COLATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

MARITAL

MARITAL STATUS

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES